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SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative
SFFILM’s partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—the nation’s leading philanthropic grantor for science and the arts—culminates in the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative. SFFILM launched the program in 2015 to celebrate and highlight cinema and filmmakers that brings together science and the art of storytelling, showing how these two seemingly disparate areas can combine to enhance the power of one another. Through this program, SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aim to advance the understanding of science and technology through the art form of film.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a New York based, philanthropic institution that makes grants for research in science, technology, and economics; quality and diversity of scientific institutions; and public engagement with science.
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SFFILM Sloan Science on Screen
SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan foundation award compelling depictions of science on screen through the Sloan Science on Screen Award, the Sloan Science in Cinema Prize, and Sloan Science on Screen Selections. Past awardees include; Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend (2026), Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025), Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Rob Peace (2024), and more.
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SFFILM Sloan Grant Programs
The SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Fellowship and the SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Development Fund provide opportunities for SFFILM to offer tailored resources to filmmakers in earlier stages of developing screenplays that explore science through cinematic storytelling.
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PAST awardees
SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan foundation have been awarding compelling depictions of science on screen since 2015.
Full list of Past Awardees and Selections
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Frankenstein
2025
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Twisters
2025
Sloan Science on Screen: Sally
2025
Sloan Science on Screen Award: Magma
2025
Sloan Science on Screen: Mabel
2024
Sloan Science on Screen: A Tribute to Chiwetel Ejiofor + Rob Peace
2024
Sloan Science on Screen Award: On the Invention of Species
2024
Sloan Science on Screen: The Pod Generation
2023
Sloan Science on Screen Prize: Oppenheimer
2023
Sloan Science on Screen Prize: BlackBerry
2023
Sloan Science on Screen Award: Linoleum
2022
Sloan Science on Screen: Son of Monarchs
2021
Sloan Science on Screen: Overclockers
2021
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Don’t Look Up
2021
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Ammonite
2020
Sloan Science on Screen: The Sound of Silence
2019
Sloan Science on Screen: Red Joan
2019
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: The Aeronauts
2019
Science in Cinema Prize: First Man
2018
Sloan Science on Screen: Searching
2018
Sloan Science on Screen: Salyut-7
2018
Sloan Science on Screen: Mercury 13
2018
Alex Garland in Conversation with USC professor Tara McPherson
2018
Sloan Science on Screen: Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
2017
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Hidden Figures
2016
Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: The Martian
2016
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